Gladys Turner Nisbet (Grafton, Illinois, 11 September 1895 – Highlands Ranch, Colorado, 7 October 1994) was an American botanist known for researching the genus Penstemon, particularly in New Mexico.[1][2][3][4] Nisbet earned a master's degree in Biology at the University of New Mexico expanding on work she had done as an undergraduate at New Mexico Normal University.[5][6][7] A species of fossil coral which she discovered in Arizona, Iowaphyllum nisbeti, is named in her honor.[8] The standard author abbreviation G.T.Nisbet is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[9]
Gladys T. Nisbet | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 September 1895 Grafton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | 7 October 1994 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of New Mexico |
| Occupation | Botanist |
| Known for | Penstemon research |
References
edit- ^ Barr, Claude A. (2015). Jewels of the Plains: Wildflowers of the Great Plains Grasslands and Hills. U of Minnesota Press. p. 192. ISBN 9781452945231. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Southwest Colorado Wildflowers, Penstemon breviculus". Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ Committee, New Mexico Native Plant Protection Advisory (1984). A Handbook of Rare and Endemic Plants of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 287. ISBN 9780826307224. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Tropicos | Person - Nisbet, Gladys T." www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ Garden, Missouri Botanical; Holland, Douglas (1997). Guide to the Ewan Papers. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780915279456. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ Obituary. Springer (New Mexico) News-Bulletin. 28 October 1994. page 4.
- ^ Springer educator is teacher of the year. Las Vegas (NM) Daily Optic. 13 May 1954. section 1 page 1.
- ^ Oliver, W.A. Iowaphyllum (rugose coral) from the upper Devonian of Arizona. Journal of research, U. S. Geological Survey. Vol. 6, No. 6, Nov.-Dec. 1978, p. 7&7-805.[1]
- ^ International Plant Names Index. G.T.Nisbet.
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